punishment
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By his own account to people close to him, symptoms emerged around the same weeks as the punishment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
This is not the freezer as bunker, or the freezer as punishment, or the freezer as the place where leftovers go to await their eventual quiet disposal.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
California established mental health diversion in 2018 to prioritize treatment over punishment for eligible defendants whose mental illness contributed to their alleged offenses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
In a later communique, they added it was for the court to assess whether the punishment was proportionate.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
And there it was, pretty much the worst punishment his grandfather could have laid down.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
He touts his efforts to impose stricter punishments on Palestinian detainees on social media.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
In addition to the expulsion and point penalty punishments, a reprimand was also imposed on Southampton.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
The orders against these firms imposed similar punishments.
From Slate ● May 15, 2026
MPs who are judged to have broken the code of conduct face a range of punishments from a written or oral apology to suspension from the House or even expulsion, in the most serious cases.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
It is for the few to know that in the great old days of Virginia there were three punishments for high crimes—death, exile to Texas, and imprisonment, in that order.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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